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§24, Reservation of Seating. The main body of the house shall be reserved for registered voters; all others are to be seated in another section. §2-9,, Hand Votes. If any voter rises in his/her place and questions any oral "yea" or``nary" vote, without further discussion a hand vote shall be taken. §2-10. Moderator's Declarations, When a two-thirds vote is required by statute, the Moderator may simply declare that the vote passed by the necessary two-thirds majority in accordance with General Laws Chapter 39, Section 15. Seven voters can question the Moderator's declaration of the vote. History: Amended 5-5-2003 ATM,Article 15,approved by Attorney General on 8-27-2003. § 40 I 2-11. Motion in Writing-, Zoning Motions. The Moderator may require lengthy or involved motions to be presented in writing. All motions affecting the Zoning Bylaw must be presented in writing and must be accompanied by a survey plan if zoned area is to be created or altered. §2-12. Reconsideration of Votes. No vote shall be reconsidered at the same meeting at which it is acted upon unless public notice of the intention to more such reconsideration is given within thirty (30) minutes of the declaration of the vote by the Moderator, and no notice of intent to move reconsideration on any vote shall be received by the Moderator more than two (2) times at the same meeting. The Town Clerk shall note, in writing, the action taken and time of such vote and also the time when the notice of reconsideration is given. Histor : Amended 8-25-1986 ap STM,Article 3, proved by Attorney General on 10-17-1986. §2-13. Simultaneous Meetings. Elected or appointed Town boards or committees may meet during Town Meetings at the place where the Town Meeting is held, for the sole purpose of making recommendations and advising Town Meeting participants on any matter included in the Warrant for that Town Meeting. History: Amended May 6,1996 ATM,Article 30,approved 9-26-1996. §2-14. Governing of Meetings. All Town Meetings will be governed by Town Meeting Time. ARTICLE 11 --Annual Town Report History: Adopted as Ch. 1,Art.1.2,of the 1,980 Code. §2-15. Date of Submission. All Town Reports from each department and elected or ,appointed officials, shall be printed or typewritten and submitted to the Selectmen or Town Clerk on or before the second Monday of February in each year. §2-1 . Contents. The Annual Town Report shall contain: A. The reports of all Town boards, officers and committees having the control of expenditure of the Town's money, including a list of all indebtedness against each department, which does not appear in its financial statement. 6